VENEZIA starting XI (3-4-2-1): Joronen, Idzes, Svoboda, Haps (subbed for Sverko), Candela, Andersen, Busio (subbed for Crngoj), Zampano, Oristanio (subbed for Yeboah), Ellertsson (subbed for Doumbia), Pohjanpalo (subbed for Gytkjaer)
Bench: Oliveira, Grandi, Stankovic, Sagrado, Schingtienne, Raimondo, Carboni, El Haddad
Goals: Busio 63’, Pohjanpalo 85’
GENOA starting XI (3-5-2): Gollini, De Winter, Bani, Vasquez, Sabelli (subbed for Zanoli), Malinovskyi (subbed for Pinamonti), Badelj, Frendrup (subbed for Thorsby), Martin, Vitinha, Ekuban (subbed for Ekhator)
Bench: Leali, Sommariva, Bohinen, Vogliacco, Marcandalli, Matturro, Kassa, Accornero, Ahanor, Masini
The Genoa midfielder sustained a horrific-looking lower-leg fracture early in the second half when he caught his studs on the turf and his right ankle turned under him.
Players put their heads in their hands after seeing Malinovskyi’s foot facing the wrong way.
Busio won a penalty in the 58th when he was bundled over by Genoa defender Koni De Winter. Joel Pohjanpalo’s spot kick was powerful and precise but was fantastically saved by Pierluigi Gollini.
However, Venezia took the lead five minutes later in somewhat fortunate circumstances. Busio put what was definitely a cross into the box, but no one managed to get on the end of it and it bounced off the turf and in off the right post.
Pohjanpalo all but secured the win five minutes from time when he tapped in John Yeboah’s cross at the far post.
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